Renaissance man?

November 19, 2004

P. Diddy has had a big year--playing a few shows with Jay-Z, getting out the youth vote, throwing his royal birthday ball, etc.

Now that he's done with all that, he's going to come "out of retirement" to work as a producer. His "PD5" LP is set to drop in March, he's still at work on the anticipated Notorious B.I.G. duets project, and he's casting the next season of "Making the Band."

The season's "Making the Band" will feature an all-female ensemble, and Diddy has his sights set high, mtv.com reports. "I'm really trying to put together one of the greatest superstar groups, and I don't want it to be no pop B.S., with computerized, fabricated vocals," Diddy says.

So after he finishes with his "superstar group," is a career in politics close behind?

"I definitely don't have no political aspirations," he said. "I wouldn't be able to get up and go to work in the morning if I was running your city or your country."